A concise glossary of terms used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic architecture (1905)
Parker, John Henry, · J. Parker and Co., · leaf 330
ore lights, divided by small pillars, orpiers, usually resembling balusters, with the jambs con-structed without any splay either internally or externally.The heads of the windows in this style are formed ofsemicircular arches, or of long stones placed on end uponthe imposts, and leaning against… … In buildings of the early Mrmm style the windowsare generally of rather small proportions, but in thoseof later date they are often of considerable size; themost ancient examples arousually very little orna-mented, having only asmall chamfer or a plainshallow recess round themexternally, and a…
